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9781441132956

Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema

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  • ISBN13:

    9781441132956

  • ISBN10:

    1441132953

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-03-22
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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The horror film is meant to end in hope: Regan McNeil can be exorcized. A hydrophobic Roy Scheider can blow up a shark. Buffy can and will slay vampires. Heroic human qualities like love, bravery, resourcefulness, and intelligence will eventually defeat the monster. But, after the 9/11, American horror became much more bleak, with many films ending with the deaths of the entire main cast. Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinemaillustrates how contemporary horror films explore visceral and emotional reactions to the attacks and how they underpin audiences' ongoing fears about their safety. It examines how scary movies have changed as a result of 9/11 and, conversely, how horror films construct and give meaning to the event in a way that other genres do not. Considering films such asQuarantine, Cloverfield, Hosteland theSawseries, Wetmore examines the transformations in horror cinema since 9/11 and considers not merely how the tropes have changed, but how our understanding of horror itself has changed.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Terror and Horror Chapter One: 9/11 as Horror Cloverfield vs War of the Worlds Chapter Two: Documenting the Horror Cloverfield, Diary of the Dead, REC, Quarantine, Paranormal Activity Chapter Three: "Because you were home": Anonymous and Random Death The Strangers Chapter Four: "Torture Porn" and What It Means to Be American Saw and Hostel Chapter Five: Hopeless Bleak Despair The Mist Chapter Six: Fear of Religion End of the Line, House of the Devil and The Last Exorcism Chapter Seven: Horrific Nostalgia: Remaking the Slasher Film Conclusion Bibliography and Filmography Index

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